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FREETOWN — A 23-year-old Assonet man was arrested Friday on charges including rape, following a collaborative investigation between Massachusetts State Police and Freetown detectives. Brendan D. Nunes was taken into custody by the Freetown Police Department on Oct. 11 after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Nunes is...

Massachusetts doesn't seem to be seeing any end in sight when it comes to businesses shutting down. A combination of changes in shopping habits, a struggling economy, and price increases have made people cautious about what they spend their money on and how often they spend their money on non-essential items. Retailers like Christmas Tree Shops, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Kmart have all had to close their doors. In addition, Stop and Shop will be closing some of its Massachusetts stores by Nov. 2.

The father whose wife killed their three young children in their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home has reflected on the tragedy — and her still-pending criminal trial — in an interview in The New Yorker that mark his most extensive public comments on what happened to date. Patrick Clancy told...

A Fall River woman has been charged after vandalism took place at a city business. According to Det. Lieutenant Moses Pereira, at just after 8:45 a.m., on Monday, units were dispatched to the Southcoast Marketplace in response to a report of a woman vandalizing the windows at TJ MAXX with spray paint.

A resident of Hanson, Massachusetts, has been asked to stop projecting political signs onto the town’s municipal water tower or face fines, according to a statement released by Hanson Town Administrator Lisa Green. Green issued the statement after she became aware the resident was projecting the image from his residence. “On Friday, Oct. 11, the Town of Hanson became aware that a resident was projecting the image of a political sign from their property onto the Town of Hanson municipal water tower at 228 High St. This misleads the public into believing that this activity is sanctioned by or condoned by the...

October is “Adopt a Shelter Dog” month, and Massachusetts shelters are hoping that means more residents will adopt dogs in their care. While only 3 of the 21 dogs out of New Bedford that were surrendered to Forever Paws in Fall River remain, the shelter is far from in the clear. Like many shelters in Massachusetts, they are constantly full as of late.

Metallica recently rolled through Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA and played two nights. The attendance was about 62,000 one of those nights. It wasn't Metallica with the record. It wasn't Taylor Swift. The hate she gets sometimes is unreal. Some really big stars have come to Massachusetts over the years...

A local man died this past weekend in tragic circumstances. Family members confirmed to Fall River Reporter that 21-year-old Alex Montesino of Pawtucket died after walking across I-95 North in Providence after being a passenger in a vehicle that pulled over on the highway at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday.

As we kick off a new week, let's take a look back at the week that was. Former Durfee athletes and a coach are set for their induction ceremony into the Durfee Hall of Fame. Here's what you need to know about the ceremony, and how to buy tickets. A...

Rhode Island State Police say the man got out of a vehicle that was pulled over on the highway.

The store in Kingston will close in early 2025, according to reports. The Macy’s at the Kingston Collection mall will close its doors early next years, The Patriot Ledger reports. The shuttering of the Kingston location comes after the retailer announced earlier this year that it planned to close...

At approximately 7:26 p.m., first responders were dispatched to the area of 700 Richard A. Fitts Drive for reports of a single-car crash.

Before we begin the new week in earnest, we're taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers. Top stories this past week included: Former Taunton student Phill Bourque says he hopes students can see themselves in the mural he created on...

Spooky season isn't over yet, but a popular seasonal retailer is already in the Christmas spirit. And if you're in the spirit to visit Spirit Halloween's new Christmas-themed store, one of the 10 storefronts soon opening in the Northeast will be in Massachusetts. That location, in North Dartmouth's Faunce Corner...

WOBURN – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that Rafael Garcia-Rey, 23, has been sentenced to serve life in prison for the murder of Odogwu Ganobi, 26, in Lowell in 2022. Garcia-Rey was also sentenced to four to five years in state prison on the charge of carrying a firearm without a license and two and a half years in the house of correction on the charge of carrying a loaded firearm to be served on and after the charge of carrying a firearm without a license. Those sentences will be served concurrently with the murder sentence.

QUINCY, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are searching for a man accused of exposing himself to a woman on the MBTA Red Line earlier this month, according to the MBTA Transit Police. On Oct. 2, the man allegedly sat across from an 18-year-old woman and “committed a lewd act” onboard the train between Quincy Center and Wollaston, police said in a statement.

The state police featured a playing card on social media Saturday with the unsolved case of a Wareham victim.

BOSTON — A man was arrested and a firearm seized following a traffic stop conducted by Boston Police Department officers in South Boston on Saturday. At about 2:25 a.m., officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) pulled over 28-year-old Greg Wright of Braintree, MA, after observing his vehicle speeding along Boston St. and Ellery St. The officers, who were on patrol near Columbia Rd. and Mass.

A local unique breakfast spot is changing hands. The Barn Restaurant on Main Street in Little Compton opened in 1987 as a renovated two-story barn that serves homestyle breakfast 7 days a week. The Madden and Wordell families who purchased the eatery in 2008 have decided to sell in a...

An investigation is underway after two pedestrians were hit and seriously injured by a car in Cranston Monday evening.